Sayan Kanungo is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Grade-I) in the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department of BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. He is also associated with the Materials Center for Sustainable Energy & Environment and Centre for Research Excellence in Semiconductor Technology at BITS-Pilani.

He received his Ph.D. degree from the IIEST, Shibpur, in 2017. To date, he has authored more than 60 publications in international journals and conferences. His current research interests include computational study of two-dimensional semiconductors for sensing, and energy storage applications; as well as design and modelling of post-CMOS devices for gas and bio-sensing applications.

Dr. Rajul Patkar is a pioneering innovator in agricultural technology with over 20 years of experience in reconfigurable computing, embedded systems, VLSI chip design, FPGA, MEMS/NEMS fabrication, and bio-sensing. Holding M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees from IIT Bombay, she has developed low-cost sensor devices for point-of-care applications in agriculture, revolutionizing soil testing technology. Her contributions have earned her prestigious awards, including the BIRAC SPARSH Award and the Social Alpha-Krishi Mangal Award. Featured in BetterIndia, Dr. Patkar also received the Women Entrepreneur Award by SheThePeople. She is currently the CEO of the promising startup Proximal Soilsens, inspiring many with her leadership and innovation.